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  • SALK Day 74: Pursuing Passions

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    Ruth Carter

    Let’s talk about passion.  It’s a powerful feeling.  It drives you to stay up until 3am, working on a project for fun.  It’s that gut feeling that you’re doing something that you were meant to do, and it’s so powerful that you can’t explain why you feel this way.  It just is.

    Ignite the moment...
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    It can take time to figure out what you’re passionate about.  You have to try different things, encounter different people and situations.  I never know when I’ll find something that ignites my passion, but when it happens, I get a burst energy that can overcome the power of sleep deprivation or a bad day.

    This past year I’ve had to ask myself what ignites my professional passion.  I love it when I’m working on a legal project, determining a viable answer, and being frustrated that I can’t give legal advice yet.  That’s usually followed by the blaring thought, “Why aren’t I a lawyer yet?!”  When I feel that burst of passionate energy, I’ve tried to slow my brain down enough to identify what was driving that feeling.  It led me to learn that two things make me exceptionally happy – being a helpful reassuring source of knowledge and being a performer.   I am grateful that I have opportunities to be both of these things.

    I’m graduating in 60 days, and I don’t have a job lined up yet.  One of my reasons for going to law school was the fact that I didn’t like my job anymore.  I’m being somewhat selective about where I’m applying for jobs because I decided I’m going to pay over $60,000 for a career change that’s going make me miserable.

    It’s a joy to watch other people sharing or engaging in their passions.  Today’s sponsor and my friend, Stefi, is such a person who embraces her passions.  It’s not something she consciously thinks about; it’s just what she does.  Sometimes she gets so excited that she literally bounces up and down when she talks.  If you say something that she really likes, she might express her happiness by proposing marriage.  It’s very cute to turn around and see that she’s holding a ring out to me because of something I’ve said.  I love that she risks being seen as weird.  I’m so pleased to see that I’m not the only one who came to law school to find and follow a passion.

    Happy Birthday Stefi!

    Sponsor A Law Kid is my endeavor to pay for my last semester of law school. Today’s sponsor is Stephanie Green.  For more information about Sponsor A Law Kid or to see what days are still available for sponsorship, visit my Sponsor A Law Kid page.

     

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  • SALK Day 73

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    Ruth Carter

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  • SALK Day 62: Vote For Sonoma!!

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    Ruth Carter

    I was born and raised in a little town called Sonoma, California.  I love my hometown.  Visitors come to Sonoma for the award-winning food and world-class wine.  I hope they also experience what a charming place it is and meet its residents who are some of the nicest people you will ever meet.  The city is filled with beauty and closely held traditions.  My family still lives in Sonoma and I look forward to visiting them every year at Christmas.  Every summer, I miss being there on the 4th of July.  The whole town gathers around the Plaza to watch the parade and then in the evening, we all troop out to an empty field with blankets and popcorn to watch the city’s fire work display, put on by the fire department.

    (cc) Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar

    This year Sonoma is being honored as one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations.  This program recognizes cities “that offer an authentic visitor experience by combining dynamic downtowns, cultural diversity, attractive architecture, cultural landscapes and a strong commitment to historic preservation, sustainability and revitalization.”  Until this week, I really never thought about how beautiful Sonoma is compared to other cities and the efforts that its residents put into preserving the gorgeous old buildings and reusing them without disturbing the outer facades.  You can tell that many of the downtown businesses used to be someone’s home.

    This week I got to take a trip down memory lane by looking up pictures of Sonoma on Flickr.  I love the look of all the old stone buildings.  The center of the Sonoma is the Plaza, the home of city hall and a lush green park with fountains and a duck pond.  I love that I grew up in a town that has a traditional town square.  Sonoma is also one of the most historic cities in the west.  Everywhere you go, you see historical sites and preserved buildings dating back to the 1800s.

    Sonoma should be the fan favorite of the 2011 Dozen Distinctive Destination, but it is currently lagging behind Paducah, Kentucky.  Please cast your vote for Sonoma every day through March 15th.

    (cc) juanlondres2 & Steve Parker

    Sponsor A Law Kid is my endeavor to pay for my last semester of law school. Today’s sponsor is Pam Gibson, former city manager of Sonoma. For more information about Sponsor A Law Kid or to see what days are still available for sponsorship, visit my Sponsor A Law Kid page.